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- 1Renaissance and Exploration
- 2Age of Reformation
- 3Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 5Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 6Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 719th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 820th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present
- 9Cold War and Contemporary Europe
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1. Renaissance and Exploration 34 files
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- 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies
- 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
- 1.8 Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
- 1.9 The Slave Trade
- 1.10 The Commercial Revolution
- 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
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- 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies
- 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
- 1.8 Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
- 1.9 The Slave Trade
- 1.10 The Commercial Revolution
- 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
Past Paper Questions
Unit Tests
2. Age of Reformation 26 files
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Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 2.6 16th-Century Society and Politics
- 2.7 Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art
- 2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 2.6 16th-Century Society and Politics
- 2.7 Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art
- 2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion
Past Paper Questions
Unit Tests
3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism 26 files
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Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 3.1 Contextualizing State Building
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power
- 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power
- 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 3.1 Contextualizing State Building
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power
- 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power
- 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
Past Paper Questions
Unit Tests
4. Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments 26 files
Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
Past Paper Questions
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
5. Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century 27 files
Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
Exercise sheets
Past Paper Questions
6. Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914 33 files
Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.7 Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
- 6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.7 Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
- 6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization
Past Paper Questions
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
7. 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914 29 files
Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism
- 7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity
- 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
- 7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects
- 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
- 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
Exercise sheets
- 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism
- 7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity
- 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
- 7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects
- 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
- 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
Past Paper Questions
8. 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present 32 files
Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 8.1 Contextualizing 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- 8.2 World War I
- 8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.5 Global Economic Crisis
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.8 World War II
- 8.9 The Holocaust
- 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
- 8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 8.1 Contextualizing 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- 8.2 World War I
- 8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.5 Global Economic Crisis
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.8 World War II
- 8.9 The Holocaust
- 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
- 8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict
Past Paper Questions
9. Cold War and Contemporary Europe 47 files
Handouts
Presentation slides
Exercise walk-through slides
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.11 Migration and Immigration
- 9.12 Technology
- 9.13 Globalization
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Vocabulary
Topic Quizzes
Exercise sheets
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.11 Migration and Immigration
- 9.12 Technology
- 9.13 Globalization
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Past Paper Questions
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Unit Tests
2026 1 files
- 2026 Questions
- AP European History — Question index
- 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies
- 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 5.4 The French Revolution
- 5.5 The French Revolution’s Effects
- 5.6 Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
- 5.7 The Congress of Vienna
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
- 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism
- 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
- 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 8.2 World War I
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Topic quizzes
- 1. Renaissance and Exploration
- 2. Age of Reformation
- 3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4. Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 5. Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 6. Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 7. 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 8. 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present
- 9. Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Unit tests
- 1. Renaissance and Exploration
- 2. Age of Reformation
- 3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4. Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 5. Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 6. Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 7. 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 8. 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present
- 9. Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Mock papers
Course companion
Glossary
Topic handouts
- 1. Renaissance and Exploration
- 2. Age of Reformation
- 3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4. Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 5. Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 6. Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 7. 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 8. 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present
- 9. Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies
- 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
- 1.8 Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
- 1.9 The Slave Trade
- 1.10 The Commercial Revolution
- 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 2.6 16th-Century Society and Politics
- 2.7 Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art
- 2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion
- 3.1 Contextualizing State Building
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power
- 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power
- 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 5.1 Contextualizing 18th-Century States
- 5.2 The Rise of Global Markets
- 5.3 Britain’s Ascendency
- 5.4 The French Revolution
- 5.5 The French Revolution’s Effects
- 5.6 Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
- 5.7 The Congress of Vienna
- 5.8 Romanticism
- 5.9 Continuity and Change in 18th-Century States
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.7 Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
- 6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization
- 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism
- 7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity
- 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
- 7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects
- 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
- 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 8.1 Contextualizing 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- 8.2 World War I
- 8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.5 Global Economic Crisis
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.8 World War II
- 8.9 The Holocaust
- 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
- 8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.11 Migration and Immigration
- 9.12 Technology
- 9.13 Globalization
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Lesson slides
- 1. Renaissance and Exploration
- 2. Age of Reformation
- 3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4. Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 5. Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 6. Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 7. 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 8. 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present
- 9. Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Lesson slides
- 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies
- 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
- 1.8 Colonial Expansion and Columbian Exchange
- 1.9 The Slave Trade
- 1.10 The Commercial Revolution
- 1.11 Causation in the Renaissance and Age of Discovery
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 2.6 16th-Century Society and Politics
- 2.7 Art of the 16th Century: Mannerism and Baroque Art
- 2.8 Causation in the Age of Reformation and the Wars of Religion
- 3.1 Contextualizing State Building
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power
- 3.7 Absolutist Approaches to Power
- 3.8 Comparison in the Age of Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 5.1 Contextualizing 18th-Century States
- 5.2 The Rise of Global Markets
- 5.3 Britain’s Ascendency
- 5.4 The French Revolution
- 5.5 The French Revolution’s Effects
- 5.6 Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
- 5.7 The Congress of Vienna
- 5.8 Romanticism
- 5.9 Continuity and Change in 18th-Century States
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.7 Ideologies of Change and Reform Movements
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
- 6.10 Causation in the Age of Industrialization
- 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism
- 7.5 The Age of Progress and Modernity
- 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
- 7.7 Imperialism’s Global Effects
- 7.8 19th-Century Culture and Arts
- 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 8.1 Contextualizing 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- 8.2 World War I
- 8.3 The Russian Revolution and Its Effects
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.5 Global Economic Crisis
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.8 World War II
- 8.9 The Holocaust
- 8.10 20th-Century Cultural, Intellectual, and Artistic Developments
- 8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.11 Migration and Immigration
- 9.12 Technology
- 9.13 Globalization
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Vocabulary lists
- 1. Renaissance and Exploration
- 2. Age of Reformation
- 3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- 4. Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- 5. Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- 6. Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 7. 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914
- 8. 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present
- 9. Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Flashcards
Weekly vocab tests
- Week 1 · Topic 1 · Renaissance and Exploration
- Week 2 · Topics 1–2 · Renaissance and Exploration, Age of Reformation
- Week 3 · Topics 2–3 · Age of Reformation, Absolutism and Constitutionalism
- Week 4 · Topics 3–4 · Absolutism and Constitutionalism, Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments
- Week 5 · Topics 4–5 · Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments, Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century
- Week 6 · Topics 5–6 · Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century, Industrialization and Its Effects
- Week 7 · Topics 6–7 · Industrialization and Its Effects, 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- Week 8 · Topics 7–8 · 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, 20th-Century Global Conflicts
- Week 9 · Topics 8–9 · 20th-Century Global Conflicts, Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- Week 10 · Topic 9 · Cold War and Contemporary Europe
Weekly homework
Exercise sheets
- Complete pack — exercise sheets + past papers
- 1 Renaissance and Exploration — Part 1
- 1 Renaissance and Exploration — Part 2
- 2 Age of Reformation — Part 1
- 2 Age of Reformation — Part 2
- 3 Absolutism and Constitutionalism — Part 1
- 3 Absolutism and Constitutionalism — Part 2
- 4 Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments — Part 1
- 4 Scientific, Philosophical, and Political Developments — Part 2
- 5 Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century — Part 1
- 5 Conflict, Crisis, and Reaction in the Late 18th Century — Part 2
- 6 Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914 — Part 1
- 6 Industrialization and Its Effects, c. 1815 to c. 1914 — Part 2
- 7 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914 — Part 1
- 7 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments, c. 1815 to c. 1914 — Part 2
- 8 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present — Part 1
- 8 20th-Century Global Conflicts, c. 1914 to present — Part 2
- 9 Cold War and Contemporary Europe — Part 1
- 9 Cold War and Contemporary Europe — Part 2
Past papers
- 1.1 Contextualizing Renaissance and Discovery
- 1.2 Italian Renaissance
- 1.3 Northern Renaissance
- 1.4 Printing
- 1.5 New Monarchies
- 1.6 Technological Advances and the Age of Exploration
- 1.7 Rivals on the World Stage
- 2.1 Contextualizing 16th- and 17th-Century Challenges and Developments
- 2.2 Luther and the Protestant Reformation
- 2.3 Protestant Reform Continues
- 2.4 Wars of Religion
- 2.5 The Catholic Reformation
- 3.2 The English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution
- 3.3 Continuities and Changes to Economic Practice and Development
- 3.4 Economic Development and Mercantilism
- 3.5 The Dutch Golden Age
- 3.6 Balance of Power
- 4.1 Contextualizing the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 4.2 The Scientific Revolution
- 4.3 The Enlightenment
- 4.4 18th-Century Society and Demographics
- 4.5 18th-Century Culture and Arts
- 4.6 Enlightened and Other Approaches to Power
- 4.7 Causation in the Age of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
- 5.4 The French Revolution
- 5.5 The French Revolution’s Effects
- 5.6 Napoleon’s Rise, Dominance, and Defeat
- 5.7 The Congress of Vienna
- 6.1 Contextualizing Industrialization and Its Origins and Effects
- 6.2 The Spread of Industry Throughout Europe
- 6.3 Second Wave Industrialization and Its Effects
- 6.4 Social Effects of Industrialization
- 6.5 The Concert of Europe and European Conservatism
- 6.6 Reactions and Revolutions
- 6.8 19th-Century Social Reform
- 6.9 Institutional Responses and Reform
- 7.1 Contextualizing 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 7.2 Nationalism
- 7.3 National Unification and Diplomatic Tensions
- 7.4 Darwinism, Social Darwinism
- 7.6 New Imperialism: Motivations and Methods
- 7.9 Causation in 19th-Century Perspectives and Political Developments
- 8.2 World War I
- 8.4 Versailles Conference and Peace Settlement
- 8.6 Fascism and Totalitarianism
- 8.7 Europe During the Interwar Period
- 8.11 Continuity and Changes in an Age of Global Conflict
- 9.1 Contextualizing Cold War and Contemporary Europe
- 9.2 Rebuilding Europe
- 9.3 The Cold War
- 9.4 Two Super Powers Emerge
- 9.5 Postwar Nationalism, Ethnic Conflict, and Atrocities
- 9.6 Contemporary Western Democracies
- 9.7 The Fall of Communism
- 9.8 20th-Century Feminism
- 9.9 Decolonization
- 9.10 The European Union
- 9.14 20th- and 21st-Century Culture, Arts, and Demographic Trends
- 9.15 Continuity and Change in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Tips
Periodisation is part of the answer. A prompt bounded by dates expects evidence from inside those dates; drifting outside them weakens the argument even when the content is correct.
Name the thinker, the work or the policy. European history questions turn on specific intellectual and political developments, and an unnamed "new idea" cannot be credited.
Treat each document as an argument by someone. Its author's position, audience and purpose are evidence in their own right, separate from the claim the document makes.